Collocations for minister - noun

prime | chief, principal
Queen Elizabeth''s chief minister, Lord Burghley

deputy | junior, senior | cabinet, departmental, EU, Foreign Office, government, Home Office | defence, education, environment, finance, foreign, health, interior, transport, etc. | relevant, responsible
Local authorities should submit schemes to the relevant minister for approval.

former, outgoing

appoint (sb), appoint sb as, nominate (sb), nominate sb as | elect (sb), elect sb as | dismiss (sb as) | serve as
He served briefly as prime minister from 1920 to 1921.

lobby, persuade, urge
lobbying the Transport Minister over the issue

advise, consult, instruct | accuse, criticize

resign, retire | be accountable to sb, be responsible for sth
Ministers are accountable to Parliament. | the minister responsible for the health service

announce sth, unveil sth | agree (to) sth, approve sth, decide sth, endorse sth | intervene (in sth)
The foreign minister intervened with disastrous results.

~ for
the new minister for the Arts

~ of
A new minister of defence had been appointed. > See PRIME MINISTER

church | Baptist, Congregational, Methodist, Nonconformist, Presbyterian

ordain (sb), ordain sb as
He was ordained minister of a small rural congregation.

a minister of religion